support
verb (used with object)
to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
is supporting
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present progressiveof support (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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When asked why he is supporting Talarico, Noel said: "He's a young man, he's an honest man, he's got a vision, he's smart, well-spoken, nice, kind, which is what we need."
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
“The wealth effect of rising stock prices, with the ratio of U.S. equity wealth to income rising from around 1.8 to almost 2.5 over the past three years, is supporting consumer spending,” they wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
It adds the miner’s balance sheet, featuring some A$165 million in cash and no debt, is supporting elevated investment in FY27.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The largest of these compliance schemes is not-for-profit Ecogenesys, which works with about 85 councils in the UK, and is supporting the development of new UK fridge processing infrastructure.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Why, he can hardly walk, and that young man by his side is supporting him and helping him along.
From If Any Man Sin by H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody
